A female model was allegedly stripped, stabbed with broken bottles and beaten by a group of women - while her husband was pinned down by gang of men.

Police said the attack occurred when the two were seemingly picked at random by a violent gang, in the centre of Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador.

It was recorded on a mobile phone by a passer-by.

Kevin and Joselyne Silva had gone out for dinner and a dance and were reportedly targeted by revellers who shouted abuse, prompting them to leave the venue.

According to reports, they were followed by the group - out to celebrate a birthday - whose members grabbed them as they tried to get in a taxi.

Ordeal: The attack occurred when the two were seemingly picked at random by a violent gang (Image: CEN)

Kevin was then pinned down while Joselyne was subjected to a brutal assault.

He said: "They were saying 'Get them! Get them!' My wife, who was running away, tripped and fell, I tried to defend her, but the group that was with the women stopped me and said it was none of my business.

"A man kept on threatening that he would break the head of my woman."

Video footage shows a woman repeatedly beating the victim and at one stage a bottle is thrown at the young model who is being attacked.

Shocking scenes: The footage shows a woman repeatedly beating the victim and at one stage a bottle is thrown (Image: CEN)

Kevin said Joselyn had no chance against the 20 people in the birthday group, and was left with bruises and cut marks on her face, shoulders, stomach, and legs that needed more than a hundred stitches.

Another woman named Gabriela Zapata, the sister of the victim, said: "She had a successful career as a model but now surgeons are simply trying to save her face."

Surgeon Luis Perez Montesinos, who is in charge of the patient, said the victim would need extensive plastic surgery once she has started to recover from her injuries.

Hospital required: Police have confirmed they are investigating (Image: CEN)

Police have confirmed they are investigating and say the reason for the attack remains a mystery.

They said several people had been arrested and face up to three years in jail for the assault, although a lawyer for the couple want the charges changed to attempted murder.

Meanwhile, the club has been closed after it was revealed that staff had done little to intervene after ejecting the guests from the establishment.